Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-05-12
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS

thirteen miles east Of Mitchell. and
viii reach the later place in about ten
days.
hudson La Moure has been elected
mayor OF Pembina, together with n
iull party ticket.
The secretary of the interior revers
ed the decision OF the commissioner OF
the general land Office canceling n
claim OF Thomas Nash to land in sec
tions 9 and 10, township lob, range
So, Devil Lake land Office.
Seeding is all finished in Richland
county, also in Sargent county. Inc
acreage in Sargent county is increased
about one fourth over last year.
The acreage in Richland county IS
about the same as last year, new
land having been broken n ola
land seeded to timothy.
Indian Agent NJ. C. Chesney, OF the
Cheyenne agency, has ordered all CAT
tlemen and cattle of the Cheyenne
Indian reserve, which extends on the
Sioux reservation from cheyenne
agency to Fort Thompson. me &C
tion is in accordance with mstruc-
tions received from the interior de-
partment at Washington.
At Pierre a fire starting in a build
ing owned by John Karcher OF Free
port, H., spread to adjoining build
ings occupied by James Reeds butch
err shop, NJ. J. Lacid's stationery
store, Dillon & Holmes law office n
James l.. Brenk'slaw Office. The kar-
cher brick block had a narrow escape.
B. N. Locke was badly burned about
the hands. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
S., 900. Work will commence imme'
diately to rebuild with solid brick
blocks.
A heavy rainfall throughout the
DEVILS Lake region occurred recently,
thoroughly soaking the ground.
At the anticoercion meeting at Wa
tertown ringing speeches were made
denouncing the action of England re-
garding Ireland by Hon. I. '. EDDY
Col. Mark Sheafe, Gen. ID. r. Tease
ex-Mayor Mclntyreand Gov. Meiiette'
Charles Hudson, a single mar living
ten miles north of De Smet, attempted
suicide by shooting himselfin the mouth
with a gun. He cannot v
At a meeting of representative clti
gems OF Minot, it was decided to take
steps to organize a city under the re-
cent act of the legislature.
Gen. Hugh ]. Campbell of Yankton
will deliver the Grand Army Grafton
at Huron on Decoration day. Five
hundred more patents were received
by the United States land Office. A
home company has offered to build a
tow mill and have it in operation
next fall for a bonus of $1,000. The
proposition will be accepted.
At Deadwood, Star was reelected
mayor for the fourth term by a ma
jority of 127 over George V. Ayers.
Both are prominent business men.
Chief engineer Mcdonald was elected
alderman in the Second ward in a re-
markable and very exciting contest.
A suicide was committed al Mandan
by NJ. j. Mahon, a restaurant keeper.
Mahon was an ex-alderman and had
been in town five years. It's suppos-
ed that business reverses drove him
to the act. When found the body was
still warm, with q revolver at the
side, with which he had shot himself
in the head.
The city council OF Huron has grant
ed a charter to Huron citizens for a
telephone exchange and voted to mum
Der the houses at once, preparatory to
putting in free delivery July i.
At Bismarck; the saloon license has
been fixed at $500, strictly in advance,
and no license to issue to any saloon
now in arrears for license.
The E. B. Calland company's agen-
cy OF Bismarck has written policies for
the insurance OF the territorial build
ings, covering the entire list of public
institutions in the territory. The
amountinsured exceeds $500, 900 and
is the largest insurance deal ever made
east OF Minneapolis.
The Cass County bank has been
organized at Casselton with a capital
stock of $50, 900. E. II. Paine OF
Manchester, n. H., formerly cashier
of tue First National Bank Of Cassel-
ton, is president, Wallace Grovener
vice president; Allen III. Paine cashier,
and r. NJ. Hollock secretary. The
bank vas organized under the new
territorial law.
Commander Harrison Allen, OF
the G. A. r., has appointed the
following staff: Col. S. H. Jumper,
Aberdeen, A. A. G.; Col. C. T. Mccoy,
Aberdeen, A. Q. NJ. g.; Col. John w.
Gregg, Wahpeton, inspector general;
Col. Nj. w. Greene, Fargo, Judge advo.
cate general; Col. Robert Y. Bennett,
Beresford, chief mastering officer.
A resident of Mcintosh county
found the corpse of William McDon-
aid, the hunter, who was lost in a
storm last December. A portion of
the body had been eaten by wolves or
Others beasts, The pockets contain
ed a roll OF greenbanks and other valu.
ables.
George j. Hankey, grocer, at Grand
Forks assigned to Maxfield & Seabury
of st. Paul. Liabilities unknown.
A project is on foot to build a line
Of railroad from Fit. Dodge to Sioux
Falls.
Bob Rowro, a Fit. Sully ambulance
driver, decamped leaving numerous
creditors behind.
Byron C. Moore, the leading saloon.
keeper in Sioux Falls, was fined 500
for running a Sunday saloon.
Treasurer Raymond has raised the
question as to whether railroads which
extend their lines are to betaxed under
the law as old or new roads: that is.
whether a line which has had 100
miles OF road In operation five years
and within the year extends this line
100 miles more, Is liable on the latter
portion for the minimum or maxi
mum tax. Heretofore all the roads.
with perhaps n exception, have paid
only the minimum tax on extension.
The question was submitted by Mr..
Raymond to the attorney general, and
the latter decides that the full, rat.
must be paid on such lines.
1t is reported that the route of the
old Forest City & Watertown road
has been changed, and that BowdIe
is the point.
At Canton, John w. Hewitt, the Re.
publican postmaster, has resigned.
and 1t Is expected that John Bertran
will succeed him.
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